The event will be held Tuesday, May 1 beginning at 4 p.m. in the Saint Clare Room on the 3rd floor of the Learning Commons. The event is free and open to the public. It is not necessary to read the book to attend the event, but copies are available for purchase in the campus bookstore.

About the Book

Authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn believe that the most effective way to fight global poverty is to unleash the potential of women. Their book has been described as a call to arms to set free this potential by denouncing the abuses suffered by women around the world. According to Publishers Weekly, "New York Times columnist Kristof and his wife, WuDunn, a former Times reporter, make a brilliantly argued case for investing in the health and autonomy of women worldwide." A Library Journal review has this to say about Kristof and WuDunn, "they argue that the key to change is social entrepreneurs who can empower at the grassroots level through such means as education and microloans." Their best selling book has inspired a global movement for change.

About the Authors

Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn shared the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism while reporting for The New York Times. Their coverage of the mass movement for democracy in China made them the first married couple to win such a prize.

To learn more about Kristof and WuDunn visit the Half the Sky website.

Suggestions for a future Book of the Quarter?

The Library presents the Book of the Quarter program three times each year in the Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. The Winter Book of the Quarter is usually also the Silicon Valley Reads selection. Suggestions for future books are always welcome. Books should appeal to a broad spectrum of the SCU community and to general Silicon Valley readers. Selected books should be in print (normally in trade paperback) and readily available. If you have suggestions for a future Book of the Quarter, please contact Elizabeth McKeigue.